Mumbai: In what would come as a major setback for the Indian cricket team ahead of the much-awaited World Test Championship final in the UK, Ruturaj Gaikwad is set to miss it due to his marriage which was scheduled earlier. Yashaswi Jaiswal is going to be added to the squad.
This would also be a big setback for Gaikwad personally. Gaikwad was part of the Reserve members. Jaiswal will now fly to London with the next batch of cricketers. It is understood that India coach Rahul Dravid took the final call.
“He (Jaiswal) will be joining the Indian team as Gaikwad has informed us that he won’t be able to fly due to his marriage. He would be able to join the team post-June 5. (But) Coach Rahul Dravid took a call, asking the selectors to pick a replacement. So, Jaiswal will now fly to London soon,” a BCCI official told The Indian Express.
A few Indian players who have already reached London have started training. The Indian team’s new sponsor has already sent over the training kits to London with BCCI sharing glimpses of the new threads. “Unveiling #TeamIndia’s new training kit, Also, kickstarting our preparations for the #WTCFinal,” wrote BCCI.
India’s squad for WTC final: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.
The final starts June 7 at the Kennington Oval in London.
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